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14 available actions
What your AI agent can do in Hacker News
Hacker News is a tech-focused news aggregator by Y Combinator, featuring user-submitted stories and discussions on startups, programming, and emerging trends This page lists every available action. Your agent only receives the actions and permissions required for the role you approve.
Showing all 14 actions.
Common starting points
- Search Hackernews PostsSearch Hacker News posts using full-text search powered by Algolia.
- Get Best HackerNews StoriesGet up to 500 best story IDs from HackerNews ranked by score.
Browse all 14 actions by capability
Open a capability to see every supported action and its description.
Find & reviewLook up and review existing recordsView 14 actions
- Get Ask HN Story IDsGet up to 200 latest Ask HN story IDs from Hacker News.
- Get Best HackerNews StoriesGet up to 500 best story IDs from HackerNews ranked by score.
- Get Hacker News ItemTool to get a Hacker News item by its unique ID from the Firebase API.
- Get Hackernews ItemGet a specific item from Hacker News using its ID.
- Get Job Story IDsGet up to 200 latest job story IDs from Hacker News.
- Get Latest Hackernews PostsGet the latest posts from Hacker News based on optional filters.
- Get Max Item IDTool to get the current largest item ID from Hacker News.
- Get New Hacker News StoriesGet up to 500 newest story IDs from Hacker News.
- Get Show HN StoriesTool to retrieve up to 200 latest Show HN story IDs from Hacker News.
- Get Top HackerNews StoriesGet up to 500 top story IDs from HackerNews including jobs.
- Get Hacker News UpdatesGet recently changed items and user profiles from Hacker News.
- Get Hacker News UserRetrieve a Hacker News user's public profile by their username.
- Get HackerNews User by UsernameTool to get a user profile by their case-sensitive username from the HackerNews Firebase API.
- Search Hackernews PostsSearch Hacker News posts using full-text search powered by Algolia.
Connection record
A connection you can control.
- Sign-in
- Assessed at setup
- Setup
- Use your own Hacker News account and credentials you control. You can cut access at any time.
- Boundaries
- Only the approved role and actions.
- Off switch
- Revoke the connection from your account.
FAQ
Before you connect Hacker News
How does the agent connect to Hacker News?
With a key you create and control. It is stored securely, permissions are limited to what the agent needs, and you can revoke it at any time.
What can the agent actually do in Hacker News?
The page above lists the 14 actions currently available through the Hacker News connection. The role determines which of those actions the agent may use, and write access is only enabled when the workflow needs it.
Is Hacker News included in my plan?
Connections are priced per tool on top of the base plan. Some are included and some are premium. See pricing for how connection charges work.
How long until Hacker News is ready?
Timing depends on the sign-in method, permissions and workflow being connected. We confirm the scope and setup plan before enabling the connection.
Bring the workflow together
Ready to put Hacker News to work?
Start with the responsibility you want off your plate. We’ll map the connection and the boundaries around it.